Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese, Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips and Labor candidate for Bega Dr Michael Holland visited Mogo on January 27, retracing the path taken by NSW Liberal politicians earlier this week.

They visited Soap Emporium, Hair Nook Co. and Roman Leather Goods in Mogo to hear the experience of local business owners recovering from the floods.

Mr Albanese's route through the Eurobodalla closely followed that of NSW Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke and Liberal candidates for Bega and Gilmore - Fiona Kotvojs and Andrew Constance respectively.

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Mr Albanese heard from business owners struggling under the pressures of COVID, further compounding on the 2019/20 bushfires and recent flooding disasters.

"Small business is important to the economy," Mogo Soap Emporium owner Julie Walker told Mr Albanese. "We should be taken care of. We're the engine of the economy."

Mr Albanese said the financial conditions faced by small business owners were the same as during the height of COVID lockdowns, especially with reduced international tourists. He pointed out where JobKeeper payments formerly provided a safety net, those payments no longer exist.

The visit to Mogo followed on from Mr Albanese and NSW Labor leader Chris Minns visiting Moruya Rural Fire Service station to endorse Labor candidate for Bega Dr Michael Holland.

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The two leaders promised, if elected, a $25 million investment in a new Moruya emergency operations centre. NSW Labor would contribute $20 million, with $5 million from Labor.

Labor presented a national and state united team in the face of increased NSW government investment into the Eurobodalla in recent weeks: a $15 million Moruya Emergency Operations Centre and Fire Control Centre, an extension of flood recovery grants to small businesses and a new $20 million HealthOne facility in Batemans Bay.